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update to xserver-common and xserver-xorg-core broke compiz

Asked by Michael Tanner

Update manager made several updates yesterday. After restarting, compiz no longer was working to provide, effects, transparency, etc... I first noticed it because Cairo-Dock had a big black rectangle behind it.

From the update log...

Preparing to replace xserver-common 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.6 (using .../xserver-common_2%3a1.7.6-2ubuntu7.8_all.deb) ...^M
Unpacking replacement xserver-common ...^M
Preparing to replace xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.6 (using .../xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.7.6-2ubuntu7.8_i386.deb) ...^M
Unpacking replacement xserver-xorg-core ...^M

Downgrading to the previous version of xserver-common and xserver-xorg-core resolved the issue. But that is not a real solution. For now I have locked those versions until I find a real solution to the problem.

I am on a Gateway laptop running Lucid Lynx. It has an Intel graphics processor.

Any ideas?

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#1

it's called a regression. i logged a bug yesterday. i'll link your problem to it.

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Stew (stew-schneider) said : 		#2

No solution, but Unity 3d crashed after the update on my Asus 1005HA netbook. Reverting to the earlier xserver-common and xserver-xorg-core similarly resolved the problem. Also noted a large black rectangle around Cairo-Dock in a Gnome session, although everything else functioned normally in Gnome.

HTH

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Michael Tanner (mtraver) said : 		#3

Latest version (7.10) of the two packages addresses this issue.

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Michael Tanner (mtraver) said : 		#4

Thanks marcus aurelius, that solved my question.

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Stew (stew-schneider) said : 		#5

Unhappily, the 7.10 update still kills Unity on my Asus

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#6

as with Stew, the problem has not been solved. compiz / metacity still not working properly.

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Michael Tanner (mtraver) said : 		#7

Eh... problem is back. What I don't understand is why it worked one day but the problem returned after subsequent reboots.

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Stew (stew-schneider) said : 		#8

I put my machine at your command. Just tell me if you need me to run something.

stew

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#9

Revert to the earlier xserver-common and xserver-xorg-core and using synaptic try to hold/pin these 2 packages

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#10

reverting xserver-common seems to remove xserver-xorg-core and 41 other packages.

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Michael Tanner (mtraver) said : 		#11

I had to mark xserver-xorg-core first. Reverting xserver-common first resulted in the removal of 41 other packages...

However, while running the 7.10 release of the packages I was able to the make everything work by pressing Reload Window Manager on the compiz Fusion icon. Weird.

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